At this time, Zhu Cixi waved his hand towards Li Banghua in front of him.
Zhu Cixiang looked at Li Banghua in front of him with a smile on his face and said: "Master Li, do you think I am the kind of person who would ransack homes and exterminate families indiscriminately?" Without sufficient evidence, I would definitely not do such a thing.
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Hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, Li Banghua hesitated for a moment, a trace of suspicion flashed in his eyes, and nodded while looking at Zhu Cixiang in front of him.
After saying that, Zhu Cixi turned around and left the lobby of the Ministry of Revenue.
Li Banghua looked at Zhu Cixiang's back, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.
Ni Yuanlu on the side saw the worry in Li Banghua's eyes.
He smiled, looked at Li Banghua in front of him and said, "Master Li, don't worry about the prince. Can you see what the prince has done since he left the palace that he doesn't have his own profound meaning?"
As he spoke, Ni Yuanlu sighed slightly. Looking at Zhu Cixi's back with a hint of emotion in his eyes, he slowly said: "My disciple, when I was in the palace, was also studious and good at skills.
The handwriting has been somewhat authentic to me, and it looks gentle and elegant, quite like a gentleman.
I didn’t expect that after I left the palace, I acted like the Taizu who became my ancestor. I wonder if this is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty!”
"It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty, but it may not be a blessing for the officials!"
Li Banghua looked at Ni Yuanlu in front of him calmly and said.
Ni Yuanlu calmed down for a while, shook her head gently, and said nothing more.
"Okay, let's keep busy! His Highness the Crown Prince predicted the siege of the city by the bandits so accurately last night. It seems that we will most likely be able to survive the siege by the bandits this time! I just don't know what will happen to me after this time.
What should we do if we wait..."
With that said, Li Banghua turned around and returned to the account book aside and continued to calculate.
Ni Yuanlu thought for a while, sighed slightly, and continued to calculate the money and food.
Zhu Cihong left the lobby of the Ministry of Household Affairs and came to Zhu Chunchen's Duke's Mansion.
Because of Zhu Chunchen's treason, his whole family was imprisoned.
Then all the family property was confiscated, and now his Duke's Mansion is naturally used as Zhu Cixang's temporary residence.
"You two go and tell Wang Cheng'en that I will see all the big men in the palace at Duke Cheng's residence tonight! Including him!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to the two young eunuchs in front of him.
The little eunuch was stunned for a moment, and the two of them hesitated for a moment, then quickly kowtowed to Zhu Cihong in front of them and quickly left Zhu Cihong's side.
Looking at the little eunuch's back, Zhu Cixiang's eyes turned to the several imperial guards on the side.
"Send someone to send invitations to the slightly wealthy businessmen, officials, and dignitaries in the entire city of Beijing, saying that I am at the residence of Duke Cheng Guo, hosting a big banquet for guests!"
Zhu Cixiang's eyes flashed with light, and he spoke calmly.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Several Jinyi guards around him knelt down on one knee towards Zhu Cixiang in front of him and spoke in a calm voice.
After saying that, Jin Yiwei quickly left Zhu Cixiang.
After doing this, Zhu Cixiang said to the maids around him: "Instruct the kitchen to cook a banquet tonight, but there is only one dish on the table, boiled bean sprouts! Remember, the bean sprouts must be cooked in a way that is unpalatable.
It tastes terrible! Add more salt! Be sure to add more salt!!”
After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, the maid's eyes showed surprise.
They all thought they heard wrong, and hesitantly asked Zhu Cihong in front of them: "Your Highness, are you sure? Boil the bean sprouts in plain water? And add more salt??"
"Sure!"
Zhu Cixiang said calmly to the two maids in front of him.
The maid was a little confused, but seeing Zhu Cixiang's persistence, she turned around and started giving instructions to the kitchen.
A smile appeared on Zhu Cixiang's face.
It's still early in the day.
In the afternoon, the intruders came to the city wall and harassed them for a long time. They sent some officials and generals who had betrayed the imperial court to shake the morale of the army.
Then, the Jin Yiwei sent by Zhu Cixiang shot these people through the heart with an arrow, causing their people to have to stay further away from the city wall.
They had to attack the city as before. After leaving hundreds of corpses behind, they faced the strong walls of Beijing and were unable to break through them!
In fact, siege warfare is the most difficult battle, let alone a strong and high city like Beijing.
As long as the people in the city hold firm, it will be very difficult to break through.
After several more actions, the intruders did not taste any benefits, so they could only temporarily give up the siege. Last night's siege, the militiamen on the city wall were just waiting for work, which made them suffer a lot.
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After attacking for a whole night, there was still no breakthrough. The number of people killed by him was no less than those of the militiamen on the city wall.
Right now, people still need to rest, and they don't have the energy to launch another siege.
The sky is getting darker and the sun is setting in the west.
In the city of Beijing, the lights are already on in homes with a little bit of money.
"Brother Chen! Are you also coming to attend His Highness the Crown Prince's banquet??"
"Brother Zhao, are you too?"
On the street in front of Duke Cheng Guo's residence, two wealthy businessmen dressed in silk and satin stepped down from the sedan chair.
When the two saw each other, there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.
Immediately both of them had smiles on their faces.
"Brother Zhao, I really didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to be selected by the Crown Prince to attend the Crown Prince's banquet in this life. It's great!"
The wealthy businessman surnamed Chen said with some emotion.
"It is indeed our luck, but think about it, His Highness the Crown Prince will ask us to come this time, I guess my wallet is tight!"
There was a hint of hesitation in the eyes of the wealthy businessman named Zhao.
"After all, the fighting was so fierce. I heard that those with muddy legs would be given ten taels of silver if they went there, and if they died, they would be given fifty taels of silver as a pension! Fifty taels! What a waste!"
When the wealthy businessman surnamed Zhao said this, he shook his head, his eyes full of pity for the money.
"Indeed, it is really a waste to give so much money to the mud-legged man! His Highness the Crown Prince really doesn't know how to be thrifty, but if His Highness the Crown Prince asks us to give money this time, how much are you prepared to give?"
The wealthy businessman surnamed Chen pondered for a moment, then looked at the wealthy businessman surnamed Zhao beside him and said.
"My family has a small business, so giving me five hundred taels of silver is amazing!"
Speaking of silver, a look of pain flashed in the eyes of the wealthy businessman named Zhao.
"Okay! Since you gave me five hundred, I will give you five hundred too!"
The wealthy businessman surnamed Chen nodded.
"Let's go! Let's go in!"
The two wealthy businessmen walked into the Chengguo Duke's Mansion side by side.
At this time, Eunuch Cao Huachun, who was already sitting in the mansion, looked a little unnatural. He hesitated for a moment and said to Wang Chengen who was beside him: "Eunuch Wang, you are closer to the Crown Prince than we are. Do you know?
, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince called us here this time, is there something going on?"